total
gb/tˈoʊtəl/ us/tˈoʊtəl/
A2
İngilizce
~ 1600
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adjective
A2
property
1
whole or complete amount
All of something; not just part of it.
Kullanım kalıbı:
the total [amount/number/cost]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'final', but 'total' refers to the sum or whole amount, not necessarily the last one in a sequence.
Eş anlamlılar
complete (Emphasizes entirety but can also refer to qualitative completeness, not just quantity.)
|
entire (Similar in meaning, often used for things seen as a whole unit.)
Zıt anlamlılar
partial (Refers to only part of something rather than the whole.)
Eşdizimler
total amount
|total cost
|total number
|total score
|total population
Konular
mathematics
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- The total cost of the trip was $500.
- We need the total number of participants before printing the programs.
- Her total income last year was higher than expected.
- The total score of both teams was 5–3.
- The total area of the property is two acres.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The total price is ten dollars.
- The total number of students is twenty.
- The total time is one hour.
- The total weight is five kilos.
İsim
A2
entity
2
sum or whole amount
The whole number or amount of something.
Kullanım kalıbı:
the total of [numbers/amounts]
Sık yapılan hata:
Some learners mistakenly use 'total' as a verb when they mean the noun form, e.g., 'I will total it' instead of 'I will find the total'.
Eş anlamlılar
sum (Mathematical term for the result of addition, often interchangeable in numerical contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
portion (A part of a whole rather than the complete amount.)
Eşdizimler
grand total
|running total
|final total
|overall total
Konular
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- The grand total came to $1,200.
- Add these figures to get the total.
- The final total will be announced after all votes are counted.
- What's the total for this order?
- The running total shows how much we've spent so far.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The total is ten.
- Please write the total here.
- What is the total for these items?
- Add them to get the total.
Fiil
B1
action
3
calculate full sum
To add numbers together to find the whole amount.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to total [numbers/amounts]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'count', but 'count' means finding how many items there are, while 'total' means adding amounts together.
Eş anlamlılar
add up (Informal equivalent focusing on the act of summing.)
Eşdizimler
total up
|total the bill
|total the scores
Konular
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- Please total these expenses for me.
- The cashier totaled my bill quickly.
- She totaled the scores from all three games.
- We need to total up the donations before announcing them.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Please total these numbers.
- Can you total my bill?
- He will total the points.
- We must total up the costs.
Fiil
B2
action
4
destroy vehicle completely
To crash a car so badly that it cannot be fixed or would cost too much to fix.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to total [a car/vehicle]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think 'total' here means 'count' because of its other meanings, but in this sense it's slangy and means to completely destroy a vehicle.
Eş anlamlılar
wreck (More general and informal; can refer to any severe damage, not just vehicles.)
Eşdizimler
total a car
|total your vehicle
Konular
transportation
|accidents
|finance
Örnekler
- He totaled his car in the accident.
- The storm totaled several parked vehicles.
- She totaled her motorcycle after hitting a tree.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He totaled his car last week.
- The crash totaled my bike.
- She totaled her car in the rain.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
total
IPA
GB/tˈoʊtəl/
US/tˈoʊtəl/
Heceler ve vurgu
total (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (total)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: total
Noun
- Base: total
- Plural: totals
Verb
- Base: total
- 3rd Person Singular: totals
- Present Participle: totaling, totalling
- Past: totaled, totalled
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
a grand total of
1/ə ɡɹˈænd tˈoʊtəl əv/
fixed phrase
final complete sum after all counted
Used to emphasize the final and complete number or amount, often surprisingly large or small.
Örnekler
- They raised a grand total of $10,000 for charity.
- After three hours, we caught a grand total of two fish.
bring to a total of
1/bɹˈɪŋ tə ə tˈoʊtəl əv/
fixed phrase
make an amount reach a certain sum
To make an amount become a specific whole number after adding something to it.
Örnekler
- This donation brings our fundraising to a total of $5,000.
- The new members bring our club to a total of 30 people.
in total
1/ˈɪn tˈoʊtəl/
fixed phrase
as a whole amount after addition
Used to show the whole number or amount after adding all parts together.
Örnekler
- We had 50 guests in total at the wedding.
- In total, the repairs cost over $2,000.